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Table 1

Enthalpies of reaction (ΔH) and activation barriers (ΔE#) corrected for zero point vibrational energies (kcal/mol) of the successive hydrogen abstraction reactions starting from methylamine without (upper panel) and with (lower panel) participation of OH radicals.

Reaction No ice involvement Embedded in ice
ΔHCCSD ΔE#CCSD ΔHCCSD(T) ΔHCCSD ΔE#CCSD ΔHCCSD(T)

Without participation of OH radicals
CH3NH2 → CH2NH2 + H 88.0 88.4 89.7 90.1
CH3NH2 → CH3NH + H 92.6 93.1 92.4 92.9
CH2NH2 → CH2NH + H 35.1 33.2 33.9 31.9
CH3NH → CH2NH + H 30.5 28.5 30.0 28.0
CH2NH → CH2N + H 80.9 81.8 81.7 82.6
CH2NH → HCNH(trans/cis) + H 91.4/96.2a 91.2/96.2a 93.5/96.6a 93.4/96.7a
CH2N → HCN + H 24.9 21.9 23.1 20.0
HCNH(trans/cis) → HCN + H 14.3/9.5 12.5/7.5 11.2/8.1 9.3/6.0
HCN → CN + H 121.6 121.6 125.7 126.7

With participation of OH radicals
CH3NH2 + OH → CH2NH2 + H2O –21.9 2.4 –22.8 –24.3 ~0.0 –25.2
CH3NH2 + OH → CH3NH + H2O –17.3 3.3 –18.2 –20.5 1.9 –21.4
CH2NH2 + OH → CH2NH + H2O –74.8 –78.0 –79.0 –82.3
CH3NH + OH → CH2NH + H2O –79.4 –82.8 –82.9 –86.2
CH2NH + OH → CH2N + H2O –29.1 2.4 –29.5 –31.2 7.8 –31.6
CH2NH + OH → HCNH(trans/cis) + H2O –18.5/–13.7 4.2/5.7 –19.4/–16.3. 6.0/7.2 –20.9/–17.6
CH2N + OH → HCN + H2O –85.0 –89.4 –89.8 –94.2
HCNH(trans/cis) + OH → HCN + H2O –95.5/–100.3 –98.8/–103.8 –101.6/–104.7 –104.9/–108.2
HCN + OH → CN + H2O 11.7 21.6 11.3 12.8 24.3 12.4

Notes. For unimolecular fragmentations (upper panel), only reaction enthalpies are reported. Conversion factors: 1 kcal/mol = 349.7 cm-1 = 503.2 K.

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When two values are given, they refer to the trans/cis isomers.

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